Marilyn’s ghost got physical in filming of ‘Blonde’, says star Ana De Armas

The Netflix film, directed by Andrew Dominik, is getting its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, exploring a couple of key moments of the troubled life of an everlasting Hollywood icon.

“I truly believe that she was very close to us. She was with us,” mentioned the Cuban-born actor, who wanted voice teaching to disguise her Spanish accent and seize the essence of Monroe. “I think she was happy. She would also throw things off the wall sometimes and get mad if she didn’t like something,” she advised reporters. “Maybe this sounds very mystical, but it is true. We all felt it.”

The Australian director mentioned filming began on August 4, the anniversary of her loss of life in 1962 from an overdose when she was simply 36.

The preliminary scenes have been shot in the identical condo the place Marilyn, then known as Norma Jeane Baker, had lived together with her mentally ailing mom. The loss of life scene was additionally shot in an identical room the place the famed actress had died.

“It definitely took on elements of being like a seance,” mentioned Dominik, who spent greater than a decade attempting to deliver the e-book of the identical identity by Joyce Carol Oatesby to the display screen.

Even though de Armas had a robust Spanish accent, Dominik mentioned he was satisfied she may play the demanding lead function after seeing her in the 2015 movie Knock Knock.

“I knew it was her as soon as I saw her on TV. It is a little bit like when you fall in love at first sight, when the right person walks through the door you know it,” he mentioned.

De Armas admitted that she knew little about Monroe, an emblem of twentieth Century America, when she took the function, however, mentioned she immersed herself in the character earlier than filming began. “She was all I thought about, she was all I dreamt about, she was all I could talk about, she was with me and it was content only,” she mentioned.

Blonde, which additionally stars Adrien Brody and Julianne Nicholson, is one of 23 movies competing for the principle Golden Lion award which can be handed out on September 10.